Charles Sturt University (CSU) staff and current students are laying out the welcome mat for over 500 students commencing their studies at CSU in Albury-Wodonga in 2013. They will join over 1 200 students currently enrolled in courses on the Albury-Wodonga Campus. The new students, hailing from across the Border region, around Australia and the world, have accepted the challenge, and fun, of university study at CSU. “It’s not all good times – they will need to knuckle down to some hard academic work to complete their degrees, and we have people and resources in place to help them,” said Orientation Week coordinator and student support officer, Ms Kerry Read. New students living in one of the on campus residences will start arriving on Saturday 23 February, with the first formal events commencing on Monday 25 February. All students will receive an official welcome, with academic procession, on Tuesday 26 February. “The new students are embarking on an exciting phase of their lives, and we at Charles Sturt University are here to assist them in their journey to a university degree,” said Head of CSU in Albury-Wodonga and acting Dean of Studies, Professor Julia Coyle.